with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
proposal; offer; request; application
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
leader; authority; mainstay
secret understanding; collusion
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
reigning; controlling; dictating
country; territory; domain; realm
science and technology; scientific technique
possession; retention; maintenance
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
emotional strength; force of will
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
blood relationship; blood relative
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
messenger; envoy; emissary
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to add (to); to add on; to append
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay